Please Read Before Taking a Job with ERAC

[FailingEnterpriseAdmin]

Originally Posted by gp65:(

You obviously haven't been here long.

Admin DOESN'T rent from ERAC anymore.

I'd like to go back to being a regular renter. See the FAQ on the home page.

[Core767]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Ummm yeah. How did you manage to have 2 children during that time period? ERAC would immediately fire you after the first. That was the "only way out" for a lot of girls working at ERAC- get pregnant, so they can you. Otherwise, you're back slaving away for pennies.

Also.. you could not have children and afford them, on an erac salary. I worked 2 years for erac, and was on food stamps, government assisted housing programs and welfare.

If ERAC is firing women for pregnancy reasons, then you can sue the pants off of them. It is called pregnancy discrimination and is full-blown against the law - especially regarding the EOE clause that all employers must follow. Even if the woman's pregnancy is considered high risk and she, on doctors order, is placed on bed rest - the company cannot fire her. I know women outside of ERAC that had this happen to them at another employer and they easily won the law suits that they brought against their former employers.

It wouldn't surprise me, though, if ERAC does do this. The amount of money they pay their employees dwarfs in comparisson to the cost of legal fees, and so they can arrogantly think that they can act with autonomy. However, I do know of a way to help with legal costs so it won't kill you.

[Core767]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Are you on crack? Maybe in Bumfuck, Iowa $25K is a lot of money, but in places like NYC, LA, and SF, $25K could definitely get someone on assistance.

Preach the good word!!

Originally Posted by gp65:(

No. But it IS ERACs fault that they don't match the cost of living in a major city.

They do not take demographics of any sort into consideration. Employees from branches in rural areas are compared with employees from branches in
cities if they are in the same group. How could somebody in a farm-land have as many corporate account leads as someone in a city-branch?

How could an office that writes 80 contracts/month be compared in car sale leads to branches that write over 800? The more people you see the more opportunity to refer - it is not fair that all branches in a group are compared - it is not relative!

[FailingEnterpriseAdmin]

Originally Posted by Core767

If ERAC is firing women for pregnancy reasons, then you can sue the pants off of them. It is called pregnancy discrimination and is full-blown against the law - especially regarding the EOE clause that all employers must follow. Even if the woman's pregnancy is considered high risk and she, on doctors order, is placed on bed rest - the company cannot fire her. I know women outside of ERAC that had this happen to them at another employer and they easily won the law suits that they brought against their former employers.

It wouldn't surprise me, though, if ERAC does do this. The amount of money they pay their employees dwarfs in comparisson to the cost of legal fees, and so they can arrogantly think that they can act with autonomy. However, I do know of a way to help with legal costs so it won't kill you.

If ERAC is firing women for pregnancy reasons, then you can sue the pants off of them.

Now that's a great first sentence!

Originally Posted by FailingEnterpriseAdmin

If ERAC is firing women for pregnancy reasons, then you can sue the pants off of them.

Now that's a great first sentence!

You could just avoid that issue altogether by not hiring women at all, right Admin?

[FailingEnterpriseAdmin]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

You could just avoid that issue altogether by not hiring women at all, right Admin?

At least register, so I'm not taking cheap shots from ghosts.

Originally Posted by FailingEnterpriseAdmin

At least register, so I'm not taking cheap shots from ghosts.

Hardly a cheap shot...that is EXACTLY in line with your previous post on women and sexual harassment lawsuits.

[slave no more]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hardly a cheap shot...that is EXACTLY in line with your previous post on women and sexual harassment lawsuits.

ADMIN has a stalker! Maybe it's an ERAC lawyer looking for something to use against you and your integrity!

[Core767]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Look it isn't anyone's fault but your own that you live in a major city. Stop bitching.

I bet your college degree was written in crayon if you honestly believe that companies pay pretty much the same across the board, regardless of the cost of living standards in each distinct geographical location! Every single company that is nationwide adjusts the pay of their employees based on the location that each employee lives. If you live in Kansas and make $850 every 2 weeks and are married (which is the average hourly cumulative amount ERAC pays Washington D.C MTs) you are considered "average" in terms of income. If you are a recent college graduate making that amount, then you are doing above average in income. The average apartment in a place like Topeka, KS (the capital city) costs anywhere from $400 - $600 a month and, which gives you $400 - $600 in disposable income per month (not including a car payment, which can cost anywhere from $150 - $250 a month). How do I know? I used to live there! Do the math!!

The simple fact is ERAC will not pay you the same in Kansas as they would in Washington D.C - they will pay you significantly less!! In my experience, having lived in Kansas and now out by Washington D.C, I know for a fact that a person needs to earn about 50% more in income out in Washington D.C than he or she does in Topeka Kansas to maintain the same living standard/lifestyle they are accustomed to. So don't smuggly and arrogantly dismiss the complaints made by people here on this site. The evidence weighs much more heavily in their favor than yours.

By the way, if I were you, I'd return that colorful, crayon drawn degree to whatever disfuctional college you went to and go to a school where you might actually learn something!